Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival
Aug. 26, 27, 28, 2005

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Events

Preliminaries          Friday          Saturday          Sunday

Wednesday, Aug. 24

Volunteer bash, 6 p.m., at the Logan County Airport

All festival volunteers are invited -- and encouraged -- to "fly over" and pick up their volunteer T-shirt, enjoy pizza, salad, beer or soda, and ice cream, and receive instructions and emergency procedure information.

Thursday, Aug. 25

Festival kickoff party, 5 p.m., at Maple Ridge Care Centre, 2202 N. Kickapoo St.

-- Free food and entertainment --

Open to the public. Free food, entertainment and fun!

Watch the skies as hot-air balloons fly over the city of Lincoln for a sneak preview of the 32nd annual Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival!

Friday, Aug. 26

AT AIRPORT:
(Activities 4-10 p.m.)

  • Food concessions

  • Lions Club craft show

  • Central Illinois Amusements

  • Blue Skies Beer Garden

  • Heritage In Flight Museum

  • Aeronautical displays

  • Railsplitter Antique Auto Club

  • Lincoln Speedway "Pit Stop"

  • Bingo

4th Normal Form band, entertainment stage

>> Hot-air balloon launch, 6 p.m.

"Runway lights" balloon glow, dusk

DOWNTOWN LINCOLN:

Flea market, antiques and collectibles,
sponsored by Oasis senior center, 3-6 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 27

AT AIRPORT:
(Early morning flights plus activities from noon to 10 p.m.)

>> Hot-air balloon flights, 6:30 a.m., Logan County Airport

Activities

  • Food concessions

  • Lions Club craft show

  • Central Illinois Amusements

  • Blue Skies Beer Garden

  • Heritage In Flight Museum

  • Aeronautical displays

  • Railsplitter Antique Auto Club

  • Lincoln Speedway "Pit Stop"

  • Bingo

Bocce ball tournament
Registration at noon
Competition begins at 1 p.m.

Karaoke contest, 1-4 p.m.

New Relations band, entertainment stage

>> Hot-air balloon launch, 6 p.m.

"Runway lights" balloon glow, dusk

DOWNTOWN LINCOLN:

Farmer's market, 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Latham Park

Lincoln Christian Church breakfast, 7-11 a.m.

>> Lincoln Art Fair, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Latham Park

  • Children's Art Tent

  • AdventureZone

  • Kickapoo Kingdom

Flea market and collectibles, Scully Park

The Art of Wine, downtown Lincoln

Lincoln Public Library's used book sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sunday, Aug. 28

AT AIRPORT:

>> Hot-air balloon fly-in, 6:30 a.m., Logan County Airport

(End of activities at airport)

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WEST SIDE:

1800s Faire, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Postville Courthouse, 914 Fifth St.

Lincoln Speedway festival races, 5 p.m., Logan County Fairgrounds

 

DOWNTOWN LINCOLN:

Farmers' market , 7 a.m.-4 p.m., Latham Park, downtown Lincoln

>> Lincoln Art Fair, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Latham Park, downtown Lincoln

  • Children's Art Tent

  • AdventureZone

  • Kickapoo Kingdom

The Art of Wine, downtown Lincoln

  • Grape stomp, 2 p.m.

Lincoln Public Library's used book sale, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., downtown

Flea market and collectibles, Scully Park, downtown Lincoln

Cool Cruisers car show, downtown square

[Festival schedule also posted by the Lincoln/Logan County Chamber of Commerce]

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